Barcelona to Medellín flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Medellín covers 5,300 miles (8,520 km) — about 10 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Venezuela and Colombia. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea: 80% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−5.
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From Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) · BCN · EOH
- Great-circle distance
- 8,520 km
- Duration, no wind
- 10 h 20 min
- Over water
- 80 %
- Time difference today
- −7 h
The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.
What countries do you fly over from Barcelona to Medellín?
- Spain
- Portugal
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Curaçao
- Venezuela
- Colombia
- Atlantic Ocean
- Sargasso Sea
- Caribbean Sea
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pico Almanzor
To see Pico Almanzor (2,592 m), sit on the left: it lies about 51 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight.
- Madrid ≈ 50 min
- Carabanchel ≈ 50 min
- Latina ≈ 50 min
- Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Cúcuta ≈ 9 h 35 min
- Bucaramanga ≈ 9 h 45 min
- Zaragoza ≈ 30 min
- Moncayo Massif (2,313 m) ≈ 35 min
- Valladolid ≈ 55 min
- Porto ≈ 1 h 15 min
- Maracaibo ≈ 9 h 20 min
- Cabimas ≈ 9 h 20 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change
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- Take-off from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
- Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Zaragoza, Spain — on the right, 59 km away242 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Moncayo Massif, 2,313 m — on the right, 81 km away321 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Madrid, Spain — on the left, 52 km away493 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Carabanchel, Spain — on the left, 55 km away495 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Latina, Spain — on the left, 55 km away497 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Valladolid, Spain — on the right, 96 km away560 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the left, 51 km away630 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1767 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
- Porto, Portugal — on the right, 92 km away889 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
- Atlantic Ocean and Sargasso Sea — 6,700 km without land937 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Azores2,270 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: West Indies6,510 km · ≈ 7 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Lesser Antilles6,530 km · ≈ 7 h 45 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−46,560 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental7,640 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
- Land again7,640 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Andes7,870 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
- Maracaibo, Venezuela — on the right, 87 km away7,870 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
- Cabimas, Venezuela — on the right, 55 km away7,870 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−58,120 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
- Cúcuta, Colombia — on the left, 81 km away8,140 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
- Bucaramanga, Colombia — on the left, 103 km away8,250 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
- Landing at Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport8,520 km · ≈ 10 h 05 min into the flight
Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.
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Arriving in Medellín
Flight time and distance
About 10 h 20 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
5,300 miles (8,520 km, 4,600 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
Time zones you cross
| km | Time | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| 0 km | UTC+2 | Madrid |
| 767 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 6,560 km | UTC−4 | Antigua |
| 8,120 km | UTC−5 | Bogota |
Airspace (FIRs) along the route
Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.
- Barcelona
- Madrid
- Lisboa
- Santa Maria
- New York
- Piarco
- San Juan
- Maiquetia
- Curaçao
- Maiquetia
- Barranquilla
- Bogota
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Barcelona to Medellín?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Medellín covers 5,300 miles (8,520 km) — about 10 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Venezuela and Colombia. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea: 80% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−5.
What countries do you fly over from Barcelona to Medellín?
It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Venezuela and Colombia, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Barcelona to Medellín?
About 10 h 20 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
How far is Barcelona from Medellín by plane?
5,300 miles (8,520 km, 4,600 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
How much of the flight is over water?
80% of the route, about 6,790 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,700 km.
Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?
It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.
Does GPS work in airplane mode?
Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.
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How this was calculated
The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.